You are probably already familiar with Facebook, Flickr, YouTube and blogs. Blogs (short for weblogs, or online journals) have been embraced by many organizations as a communication tool between customers (old, new or potential) and business operators. Restaurants are not exempt from this trend. Blogs can be used to share news about promotions, write articles about your restaurant's history, chefs, or food, and also ask for feedback.

YummyBLOG is the name of OhYummy.com's blogging program. Every restaurant has its own YummyBLOG that it can use as it sees fit. YummyBLOG is not just an additional feature of the website. It is the most supportive element of the website to your restaurant business in terms of reach and flexibility.

Other blogging sites allow people to share stories about the restaurants they have been to or want to visit. On these sites, restaurateurs have no real chance to respond and speak on behalf of their businesses. In particular, if there is a negative comment, you have no real opportunity to address it and rectify the situation. However, on YummyBLOG you can access comments (good or bad) about your business and then respond professionally and promptly. YummyBLOG can notify you every time someone posts a comment about or mentions your restaurant. This will allow you to monitor general sentiment about different aspects of your business and find out what people really think about your food, décor, and service. Furthermore, customers will have the opportunity to see how sincere you are by posting and responding to the feedback or inquiries they leave.

YummyBLOG also includes many useful features and functions which take advantage of trends in social networking. The site fully supports the uploading of pictures and videos by all contributors. In this section of the website, members and the general public are able to see the top contributors, most blogged about restaurants, as well as the most popular restaurants. They can follow experts and celebrity food critics and find out what they eat, what dishes they like, who they are friends with, and their favourite blog authors. YummyBLOG will attract new diners to your restaurant by arousing their curiosity and increasing their confidence. They will be encouraged to ask questions, share concerns, and discuss different aspects of your restaurant. Most importantly, they will be given the option to place an order or make a reservation.

YummyBLOG is a must-have tool for your restaurant. Act now and start communicating with the public, find out what people are really saying about you, and help your loyal customers promote your business.